Associations to the word «Ostracism»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
OSTRACISM, noun. (historical) In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state. [from 16th c.]
OSTRACISM, noun. (figuratively) Banishment by some general consent. [from 17th c.]
OSTRACISM, noun. Temporary exclusion from a community or society.
Dictionary definition
OSTRACISM, noun. The state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent); "the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry".
OSTRACISM, noun. The act of excluding someone from society by general consent.
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